After resting for a while and regaining some strength, the man still didn't get up. Instead, he slowly shifted over to the towel.
He gathered the scattered fragments and wrapped them up again, then set the towel aside.
To avoid another accident like the one just now, he didn't push himself.
"Fei Fei~"
Peacock Blue Fei Fei sat nearby, curiously watching what the man was doing.
It reached out a paw and poked the bundle of towel.
Just as it was about to poke it a second time, the man caught its paw.
"Fei Fei~"
Fei Fei didn't struggle.
The man pushed the bundle a little farther away. "There are porcelain shards wrapped inside. Be careful not to hurt yourself."
Hmm?
The man suddenly blinked in confusion.
He'd naturally assumed that the little guest who had suddenly appeared in his room was a little fox.
But now he wasn't so sure.
Were there foxes with red markings on their bodies?
He carefully studied the red markings scattered across the little guy's body.
They were a pale red, appearing and disappearing amid its snowy white fur, making the little guy seem even more extraordinary.
He couldn't help murmuring, "Little guy, what are you?"
"Are you a fox?"
Then he smiled wryly.
How could the little guy understand—
"Fei Fei~"
The timely cry sounded almost like an answer to his question.
The man froze, then the fine lines at the corners of his eyes slowly relaxed. "Are you answering my question?"
"Can you understand what I'm saying?"
"But I can't understand you."
The man smiled wryly.
"But it doesn't matter what you are."
He stroked Peacock Blue Fei Fei's head. "How did you get into my house?"
"Was it because of the rain?"
The rain outside was heavy, the water nearly